EFET. European Federation of Energy Traders. Amstelveenseweg 998 / 1081 JS Amsterdam Tel: / Fax:

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1 EFET Power EFET European Federation of Energy Traders Amstelveenseweg 998 / 1081 JS Amsterdam Tel: / Fax: secretariat@efet.org Webpage: WAIVER: THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AGREEMENT WAS PREPARED BY EFET'S MEMBERS EXERCISING ALL REASONABLE CARE. HOWEVER, EFET, THE EFET MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES AND COUNSEL INVOLVED IN ITS PREPARATION AND APPROVAL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS USE AND ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES RESULTING OUT OF ITS USE IN ANY INDIVIDUAL CASE AND IN WHATEVER JURISDICTION. IT IS THEREFORE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH PARTY WISHING TO USE THIS GENERAL AGREEMENT TO ENSURE THAT ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE LEGALLY BINDING, VALID AND ENFORCEABLE AND BEST SERVE TO PROTECT THE USER S LEGAL INTEREST. USERS OF THIS GENERAL AGREEMENT ARE URGED TO CONSULT RELEVANT LEGAL OPINIONS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH EFET AS WELL AS THEIR OWN COUNSEL. Between General Agreement Concerning the Delivery and Acceptance of Electricity required to cover grid losses having its registered office at ("[abbreviation of name]") and 24/7 Trading GmbH having its registered office at Luisenring 49, Mannheim, Germany ( 24/7 Trading ) (referred to jointly as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party") entered into on (the "Effective Date").

2 EFET Power Sheet. Each Party may change its notice information by written notice to the other. Written notices, declarations and invoices shall be deemed received and effective: (a) (b) (c) if delivered by hand, on the Business Day delivered or on the first Business Day after the date of delivery if delivered on a day other than a Business Day; if sent by first class post, on the 2nd Business Day after the date of posting, or if sent from one country to another, on the 5th Business Day after the day of posting; or if sent by facsimile transmission and a valid transmission report confirming good receipt is generated, on the day of transmission if transmitted before hours (recipient s time) on a Business Day or otherwise at hours (recipient s time) on the first Business Day after transmission. 2. Amendments: Except as provided in 3 (Concluding and Confirming Individual Contracts) with respect to Confirmations, any amendments or additions to this General Agreement shall be made only in writing signed by both Parties. 3. Partial Invalidity: If, at any time, any provision of this General Agreement or an Individual Contract is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in any respect, under the law of any relevant jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity nor enforceability of the remaining provisions of this General Agreement or of any Individual Contract, shall be in any way affected or impaired thereby. The Parties undertake to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision with a legal, valid and enforceable provision which comes as close as possible to the invalid provision as regards its economic intent. 4. Third Party Rights: The Parties do not intend that any third party shall have any rights under or be able to enforce the Agreement and the Parties exclude to the extent permitted under applicable law any such third party rights that might otherwise be implied. Executed by the duly authorised representative of each Party effective as of the Effective Date. [Name of Party] 24/7 Trading GmbH [Name of Signatory/ies] Dr. Michael Redanz Managing Director [Title of Signatory/ies] Markus Weber Head of Middle-Office 23

3 EFET Power EFET European Federation of Energy Traders Election Sheet to the General Agreement with an Effective Date of.. between and 24/7 Trading GmbH ("Party A") ("Party B") PART I: CUSTOMISATION OF PROVISIONS IN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT 1 Subject of Agreement 1.2 Pre-Existing Contracts: [ ] 1.2 shall apply, or [X] 1.2 shall not apply 2 Definitions and Construction 2.4 References to Time: time references shall be: [X] as provided in the General Agreement (CET), or [ ] to the following time: 3 Concluding and Confirming Individual Contracts 3.4 Authorised Persons: [ ] 3.4 shall apply to Party A and shall be as designated in Annex, or [X] 3.4 shall not apply to Party A [ ] 3.4 shall apply to Party B and shall be as designated in Annex, or [X] 3.4 shall not apply to Party B 5 Primary Obligations for Options 5.3 Exercises of Option and Deadline: If in respect of an Individual Contract which provides for an Option no Exercise Deadline is specified: [X] the Exercise Deadline shall be as provided in 5.3; or A

4 [ ] the Exercise Deadline shall be:. 7 Non-Performance Due to Force Majeure 7.1 Definition of Force Majeure: [X] 7.1 shall apply as written in the General Agreement, or [ ] 7.1 shall not apply as written but instead shall be as follows: A new 7.5 is added at the end of 7.4: Long Term Force Majeur Limit: Where in respect of an Individual Contract the obligations of the Claiming Party have been adversely affected by Force Majeur on each Day for a consecutive period of Days exceeding the Long Term Force Majeur Limit during such period, then the Party which is not the Claiming Party shall have the right to terminate such Individual Contract forthwith by written notice to the Claiming Party. Such termination shall be without prejudice to the accrued rights and obligations of the Parties under such Individual Contract up to the date of termination but neither Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the other in respect of the unexpired portion of the Total Supply Period under such individual Contract after the date of termination. For the purposes of this clause "Long Term Force Majeure Limit" shall mean thirty (30) consecutive days or sixty (60) days in aggregate within a period of one calendar year, as the case may be." 10 Term and Termination Rights 10.2 Expiration Date: [X] 10.2 shall apply and the Expiration Date shall be 2012, January 31 st, or [ ] 10.2 shall not apply and there shall be no Expiration Date 10.3 Termination for Material Reason: At the end of (b) the following words shall be inserted: For the avoidance of doubt, the term 'damages' used in 10.3 is based on the Party's common understanding, that a positive termination amount shall be payable to the terminating party (or in case of Automatic Termination, the party which has not triggered such termination), while a negative Termination Amount would be payable to the terminated party. A new 10.3 (g) is added at the end of 10.3 (f): g. If the Termination Amount (calculated pursuant to 11.1) is payable by the Terminating Party to the other Party then, at the discretion of such Terminating Party, the Termination Amount may be reduced by its setoff against any amounts payable by the other Party to the Terminating Party and/or the Terminating Party's Affiliates under any Specified Transactions between the other Party and the Terminating Party and/or B

5 the Terminating Party's Affiliates (the Other Agreement Amount ). The Other Agreement Amount will be discharged automatically and in all respects to the extent of its set-off. If the Terminating Party elects to exercise its right to setoff under this 10.3 (g) it shall give notice to the other Party latest together with the notification of the Termination and other agreement Amount. Nothing in this 10.3 (g) shall be effective to create a charge or other security interest. Affiliates in respect of Party A shall exclusively be the following companies: Affiliates in respect of Party B shall exclusively be the following company: MVV Energie AG Automatic Termination: [X] 10.4 shall apply to Party A and Party B upon occurrence of a Material Reason as described in 10(5)(c) other than 10.5(c)(ii) and with termination effective immediately prior to the date of such Material Reason; however, in the event of a Material Reason as described in 10.5 (c)(iv) Automatic Termination shall only occur as provided in 10.5 (c)(iv) of this Election Sheet. 10.5(b) Cross Default and Acceleration: [X] 10.5 (b) shall apply to Party A and Party B as follows: 10.5.(b) (i) and (ii) shall be deleted and replaced by the following: (i) any default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however described) in respect of such Party, such Party s Credit Support Provider (if such Party has a Credit Support Provider) or such Party s Controlling Party (if such party does not have a Credit Support Provider but has a Controlling Party) under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than the Threshold Amount (specified for that Party under 10.5(b) (iii)) which has resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and payable before it would otherwise have been due and payable, or (ii) a default by such Party or such Credit Support Provider or such Controlling Party (individually or collectively) to make one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable Threshold Amount for that party under such agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness (after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period) and (iii) for the purpose of the above, the Threshold Amount shall be for for Party A: 3% of the Tangible Net Worth of Party A for Party B: 3% of the Tangible Net Worth of Party B s Credit Support Provider 10.5(c) Winding-up/lnsolvency/Attachment: In the first line of 10.5(c), between the words A Party and or its Credit Support Provider the following words shall be inserted: or, as the case may be, its Controlling Party. C

6 [X] 10.5 (c) (iv) shall apply to Party A and B and in respect of the Material Reason the Agreement shall be automatically terminated, pursuant to 10.4 (Automatic Termination), upon the expiration of a period of - 0 days if the counterpart or its Credit Support Provider introduces the petition against itself or - 0 days, if the counterpart or its Credit Support Provider is indeed unable to pay its respective debts as they fall due, or is otherwise in a position which justifies the institution of such insolvency proceedings or - 10 days after filing of a petition or motion for the formal commencement of any kind of insolvency proceedings (in German: "Antragstellung auf Eröffnung des Insolvenzverfahrens") against Party A or B or its Credit Support Provider by a third party, whichever occurs earlier; and the Party against which such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented does not present a sufficient evidence ( substantiierter Beweis ) that such institution is frivolous and vexatious or does not present a sufficient evidence ( substantiierter Beweis ) that this institution is withdrawn, dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained within this period; however, in any event upon the formal commencement of such insolvency proceedings (in German: "Eröffnung des Insolvenzverfahrens") against Party A or B or their Credit Support Provider, whichever occurs earlier. In such event, Automatic Termination shall be deemed to have become effective immediately prior to the date of such Material Reason as described in 10.5 (c)(iv). 10.5(d) Failure to Deliver or Accept: [X] 10.5(d) shall apply, or [ ] 10.5(d) shall not apply 10.5.(e) Force Majeur: 10.5.(e) shall be deleted (g) Other Material Reasons: [X] Material Reasons shall be limited to those stated in the General Agreement and in addition shall include the following: The failure of a Party to make one or more payments under any Specified Transactions (after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period) in an aggregate amount due of at least EUR The failure of a party to make one or more payments under 13.6b can not be deemed to be a Material Reason in respect of Limitation of Liability 12 Application of Limitation: [X] 12 shall be amended as follows: [X] 12.1 and 12.2 shall apply as written in the General Agreement. [X] 12.3 and 12.4 shall not apply as written in the General Agreement but instead shall be as follows: D

7 3. Limitation of Liability: Subject to 12.4, and not in case of a violation of fundamental contractual obligations based on intent and gross negligence, the liability of either Party under or in connection with this Agreement shall be limited to the damages reasonably foreseeable as the possible consequence of such injuring event at the time of entering into the affected agreement, taking into account all circumstances known or which should have been known at the time. Such limitation shall not apply to payments under 8 (Remedies for Failure to Deliver and Accept) and 11 (Calculation of the Termination Amount). 4. Intentional Default, Fraud and Fundamental Rights: Nothing in the Agreement operates to exclude or limit a Party's liability for: (a) intentional default or gross negligence, (b) fraud; or (c) apart from the limitation provision in 12.3, any action which endangers the fundamental legal rights of a Party or which violates a Party's fundamental contractual obligations ("Kardinalpflichten"); or (d) personal injury or death resulting from the negligence of such Party or any of its officers or employees. [X] 12.5 shall apply as written in the General Agreement: 13 Invoicing and Payment 13.2 Payment: initial billing and payment information for each Party is set out in 23 of this Election Sheet 13.3 Payment Netting: [X] 13.3 shall apply, or [ ] 13.3 shall not apply 13.5 Interest Rate: the Interest Rate shall be the one month EURIBOR interest rate for 11:00 a.m. on the Due Date, plus three percent (3 %) per annum Disputed Amounts: [ ] 13.6 (a) shall not apply, or [X] 13.6 (b) shall apply 14 VAT and Other Taxes 14.8 Termination for New Tax: [X] unless otherwise specified in the terms of an Individual Contract the provisions of 14.8 shall apply to such Individual Contract only in the circumstances specified in the first paragraph of 14.8, or [ ] subject to the terms of an Individual Contract, the provisions of 14.8 shall only apply in the following circumstances: [ ] 14.9 Withholding Tax: [X] 14.9 shall apply, or E

8 [ ] 14.9 shall not apply 15 Settlement of Floating Prices and Fallback Procedures For Market Disruption 15.5 Calculation Agent: [X] the Calculation Agent shall be Seller, provided that Seller is not in default or is not the Party who has to provide Performance Assurance according to 17. Should Seller be in default, then Buyer will act as Calculation Agent. Default for this purpose shall be defined as experiencing a Material Reason as defined in or [ ] the Calculation Agent shall be 16 Guarantees and Credit Support 16 Credit Support Documents: Party A shall provide Party B with the following Credit Support Document(s): Such documents as are agreed by the Parties from time to time on or after the date of this General Agreement. Party B shall provide Party A with the following Credit Support Document(s): Such documents as are agreed by the Parties from time to time on or after the date of this General Agreement. 16 Credit Support Provider: Credit Support Provider(s) of Party A shall be: As agreed from time to time between the Parties. Credit Support Provider(s) of Party B shall be: MVV Energie AG or as agreed from time to time between the Parties. 17 Performance Assurance 17.2 Material Adverse Change: the following categories of Material Adverse Change shall apply to Party A: [X] 17.2 (a) (Credit Rating), and the minimum rating shall be: BBB- with stable outlook (Standard & Poor s) or Baa 3 with stable outlook (Moody`s), whereas the lower rating shall be decisive; F

9 [X] 17.2 (b) (Credit Rating of Credit Support Provider that is a Bank); A- (Standard & Poor`s) or A3 (Moody`s), whereas the lower rating shall be decisive; [ ] 17.2 (c) (Financial Covenants), and the EBIT to Interest ratio shall be:, the Funds From Operations to Total Debt ratio shall be:, and the Total Debt to Total Capitalisation ratio shall be: ; [ ] 17.2 (d) (Decline in Tangible Net Worth), and the relevant figure is: ; [X] 17.2 (e) (Expiry of Performance Assurance or Credit Support), and [x] the relevant time period shall be 30 days, or [ ] no time period shall apply; [X] 17.2 (f) (Failure of Performance Assurance or Credit Support); [X] 17.2 (g) (Failure of Control & Profit Transfer Agreement); [X] 17.2 (h) (Impaired Ability to Perform); and [X] 17.2 (i) (Amalgamation/Merger) the following categories of Material Adverse Change shall apply to Party B: [ ] 17.2 (a) (Credit Rating), and the minimum rating shall be: BBB- with stable outlook (Standard & Poor s) or Baa 3 with stable outlook (Moody`s), whereas the lower rating shall be decisive; [X] 17.2 (b) (Credit Rating of Credit Support Provider that is a Bank); A- (Standard & Poor`s) or A3 (Moody`s), whereas the lower rating shall be decisive; [ ] 17.2 (c) (Financial Covenants), and the EBIT to Interest ratio shall be:, the Funds From Operations to Total Debt ratio shall be:, and the Total Debt to Total Capitalisation ratio shall be: ; [ ] 17.2 (d) (Decline in Tangible Net Worth), and the relevant figure is: ; for the avoidance of doubt: the Decline in Tangible Net Worth is referred to Party B s Credit Support Provider and will be adjusted by the effects related to IAS 39 if available. [X] 17.2 (e) (Expiry of Performance Assurance or Credit Support), and [x] the relevant time period shall be 30 days, or [ ] no time period shall apply; [X] 17.2 (f) (Failure of Performance Assurance or Credit Support); G

10 [X] 17.2 (g) (Failure of Control & Profit Transfer Agreement); [X] 17.2 (h) (Impaired Ability to Perform); and [X] 17.2 (i) (Amalgamation/Merger) 18 Provision of Financial Statements and Tangible Net Worth 18.1 (a) Annual Reports: [X] Party A shall deliver annual reports as soon as available following the end of each fiscal year and to the extent that they are not available on the Internet at [ ], or [ ] Party A need not deliver annual reports, and [X] Party B shall deliver annual reports of its Credit Support Provider as soon as available following the end of each fiscal year and to the extent that they are not available on the Internet at or [ ] Party B need not deliver annual reports 18.1(b) Quarterly Reports: [ ] Party A shall deliver quarterly reports, or [X] Party A need not deliver quarterly reports, and [ ] Party B shall deliver quarterly reports, or [X] Party B need not deliver quarterly reports 18.2 Tangible Net Worth: [ ] Party A shall have a duty to notify as provided in 18.2, and the applicable figure for it shall be, or [X] Party A shall have no duty to notify as provided in 18.2, and [ ] Party B shall have a duty to notify as provided in 18.2, and the applicable figure for it shall be, or [X] Party B shall have no duty to notify as provided in Assignment 19.2 Assignment to Affiliates: Shall apply to Party A and B as follows: Each Party shall be entitled to assign all (and not just some) of its rights and obligations under the Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party to an Affiliate of an equivalent or greater creditworthiness and in the same jurisdiction. Such Assignment shall only become effective upon notice being received by the other Party and; provided that any Credit Support Document issued or agreed on behalf of the assigning Party has first been reissued or amended to support the obligations of the Affiliate for the benefit of the other Party. 20 Confidentiality 20.1 Confidentiality Obligation: [X] 20 shall apply, and in addition the confidentiality undertakings in 20.1 shall also apply to this Election Sheet. H

11 20.2 Exclusions from Confidential Information: 20.2 shall apply, and shall be amended as follows: The words provided that in the case of a disclosure to an intended assignee, such disclosure is made subject to a confidentiality agreement not less onerous than that contained in this 20 shall be added after the words "intended assignee" in the last line of 20.2(b) (Exclusion from Confidential Information). 21 Representation and Warranties The Following Representations and Warranties are made: by Party A: by Party B: 21(a) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(b) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(c) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(d) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(e) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(f) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(g) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(h) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(i) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(j) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(k) [DELETED] [DELETED] 21(l) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no 21(m) [ ] yes [X] no [ ] yes [X] no 21(n) [X] yes [ ] no [X] yes [ ] no In addition Party A represents and warrants the following: In addition Party B represents and warrants the following: 22 Governing Law and Arbitration 22.1 Governing Law: [X] 22.1 shall apply as written, or [ ] 22.1 shall not apply as written but instead shall be as follows: 22.2 Arbitration: [X] 22.2 shall apply as written and the language of the arbitration shall be: German, or [ ] 22.2 shall not apply as written but instead shall be as follows: I

12 23.2 Notices, Invoices and Payments: (a) TO PARTY A: 23 Miscellaneous Notices & Correspondence Address: Telephone No: Fax No: Attention: Invoices Telephone No.: Fax No: Attention: Payments Bank account details account No: bank code bank name SWIFT-Code IBAN VAT EIC (b) TO PARTY B: Notices & Correspondence [Job Title] [Job Title] 24/7 TRADING GMBH Address: Luisenring 49 D Mannheim Telephone No: Fax No: Attention: Invoices, Confirmations Back Office 24/7 TRADING GMBH Telephone No: Fax No: Attention: Payments Back Office 24/7 TRADING GMBH J

13 Bank account details account No: bank code bank name Deutsche Bank IBAN DE VAT DE SWIFT-Code EIC DEUTDESMXXX 11X24-7-TRADINGX PART II: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT Amendment to Annex 1 (Defined Terms): Central European Time or CET means GTM + 2 hours during the summer-time period and GTM + 1 hour during the rest of the year and for these purposes the summer time period shall be as defined in the Eighth Directive (97/44/EC) and Directive 2000/81/EC and any succeeding EC legislation on summer-time arrangements. For the purposes of 10.3 (g) (Set-off clause) and 10.5 (g) (Other Material Reason): the word Commodity means any tangible or intangible commodity of any type or description (including, without limitation, electric power, electric power capacity, natural gas, natural gas liquids, heating oil, other petroleum by-products or fuels and EU-Allowances). For the purposes of 10.3 (g) (Set-off clause) and 10.5 (g) (Other Material Reason): the expression Specified Transaction(s) means (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between the Parties to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Controlling Party of such party) which is a Commodity swap, option, cap, floor or collar transaction, agreement for the purchase, sale or transfer of any Commodity or any other Commodity trading or Commodity derivative transaction or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) and (b) any combination of these transactions. "Tangible Net Worth" means the sum of all paid up shareholder cash contributions to the share capital account or any other capital account of the Relevant Entity ascribed for such purposes of the Relevant Entity and any accumulated earnings less any accumulated retained losses and intangible assets including, but not limited to, goodwill. K

14 Executed by the duly authorised representative of each Party effective as of the Effective Date. "Party A" "Party B" 24/7 Trading GmbH [Name of Party] Dr. Michael Redanz Managing Director [Name of Signatory/ies] Markus Weber Head of Middle-Office L